Leopold schmidt



(No Model.)

L. SCHMIDT.

PLOW.

No. 267,724. Patented Nov. 21, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATE T OFFIC LEOPOLD SCHMIDT, OF DAMASGUS, ILLlNOIS.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,724, dated November 21, 1882.

Application filed April 13, 1882. no model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD SCHMIDT, of Damascus, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention consists in certain improvements in plows, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, Figure l is a perspective view of the plow Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the plow with the beam and handles broken off, and Fig. 3 a separate view of the reversible parts of the plow detached.

Like letters denote corresponding parts in all three figures.

A'represents the beam 'of the plow, to the rear end of which is attached the rear standard, B, su 'iportingthe handles. A front standard, G, is secured to the under side of the beam, at about the same point of attachment of the standard in the ordinary plows now in use. The rear standard, B, is set at its lower end in a horizontal shoe, 1), which extends forward to the standard 0, and is secured thereto. This shoe D, on its bottom and sides, and the lower portion of the front standard, (3, are covered and protected by metal plates (1, which prevent the wearing of the parts. The plowframe is rigidly held together by a metal brace, E, which passes down through the beam just in 'front of the standard O,-rearwardly through such standard 0, and down through the shoe 1). Both of the standards B and U are inclined forward in a downward direction, as shown, to give greater strength and allow for the movement of the reversible parts.

The mold-board, share, point, and colter are made in onepiece of metahofgeneral triangular shape, (shown by F.) This triangular cutting and turning plate is made more or less concave. has its side edges, b, turned outwardly and sharpened to form alternately the share and colter, while the point 0 is also sharpened and turned outwardly. The edges bextend up to the shoulders 01, where the triangular plate is cut away, leavinga central upward projection, 6, on the rear side of which is secured a plate forming three or more loops or holes,f.

an eye, 9, formed in the brace E. The metal coveringof the stand-a: d U surrounds the sh aftopeningg. So, it will be seen, both bearings of 6 the shaft are in metal. An eye-plate, t, is secured centrally in rear of the standard G, to which plate is hung the hook H, adapted to be shifted to either sideofthe plow-frame. The forward end of this hook engages with the loops fon the projection e, and holds the triangular plate on either side of the frame and rigidly at any desired angle of adjustment.

By having three or more loops f the plow can be adjusted to cut furrows of greater or less width and depth.

To shift my plow from one side to the other itis only necessary to drive the hook from its loop, swing the reversible parts over to the other side, and again secure the hook.

The shatt is set loosely in its bearings, it being held in place longitudinally as well as laterally by the hook. This allows the triangular cutting and turning plate and. its shaft to be readily removed for repairing or sharpening the plow or for replacing the parts when worn out. 7

What claim is-' In a reversible plow, the combination of the triangular share F, having extension e, and plate provided with three or more loops,f, the shaft.(}, and the hook H on the plow-frame, adapted to engage said loopsfand be shifted to either side of the frame, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing a my inventionl aflix my signature llJl presence of two witnesses.

LEOPOLD SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

JEHU GoA'rEs, GEO. WOLF. 

